In the Electric Mist vs Primal Fear
Primal Fear has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.1/10 for In the Electric Mist). In the Electric Mist is the shorter watch at 1h 57m compared with 2h 9m. Primal Fear is the older of the two (1996 against 2009). Both are crime, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| In the Electric Mist | Primal Fear | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.1/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 1996 |
| Length | 1h 57m | 2h 9m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Bertrand Tavernier | Gregory Hoblit |
| Main cast | Kelly Macdonald, Peter Sarsgaard, Mary Steenburgen, Pruitt Taylor Vince, John Goodman | Jon Seda, Maura Tierney, Richard Gere, Alfre Woodard, Laura Linney |
Synopsis
In the Electric Mist
Lt. Dave Robicheaux, a detective in New Iberia, Louisiana, is trying to link the murder of a local hooker to New Orleans mobster Julie (Baby Feet) Balboni, who is co-producer of a Civil War film. At the same time, after Elrod Sykes, the star of the film, reports finding another corpse in the Atchafalaya Swamp near the movie set, Robicheaux starts another investigation, believing the corpse to be the remains of a black man who he saw being…
Primal Fear
An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a third person in the room.
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